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1.3KAgago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
AGAGO, UGANDA: At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from...
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1.7KSuspected M23 rebel arrested with two guns in Kisoro
Security officials in Kisoro District in western Uganda have recovered two SMG rifles from a suspected M23 rebel who claimed to be...
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1.1KParliament plenary sittings to resume on Thursday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament is set to resume its business on Thursday, two days after it was suspended following explosions at the IPS...
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889Death Toll in Kampala Twin Bomb Attacks Rises to Four, Security Tightened in the city
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The death toll from the Kampala twin suicide bombings has risen to four by Wednesday, November 17, 2021, as armed...
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1.4KNUP Endorses Harriet Nakwedde for Kayunga LC5 by-election
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has endorsed Ms. Harriet Nakwedde as its flag bearer for the much-anticipated LCV by-elections...
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1.3KUPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...
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1.4KKAMPALA BOMBING: Museveni names Suspected Suicide Bombers
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed the names of the suspected terrorist attackers who blew themselves up in Kampala on Tuesday...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Twin Bomb Blasts in Kampala
AGENCIES: The Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Ugandan capital Kampala that killed three people...
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1.4KPolice arrest another suspected suicide bomber arrested in Nansana
A Twin Bomb Blast on Tuesday in Kampala City claimed three lives and left 33 people injured with that number expected to...
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1.1KPolice say Gen Bakasumba is not new Deputy IGP, dismisses fake reports
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police has dismissed social media reports making rounds on the appointment of Maj Gen Jackson Bakasumba as the...
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2.0KJINJA: Two shot dead, motor vehicle taken along Jinja-Kamuli road
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira Region has launched an investigation into the shooting which claimed two lives of a man and a...
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1.7KEXCLUSIVE: Parliament wants BoU Governors sacked over ‘Dubious Sale’ Of Seven Commercial Banks
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Representative, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a bill entitled, ‘the Constitution (Amendment) Bill,...
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767India to support Uganda’s dairy, grain and cotton sectors
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Indian government has committed to transferring knowledge, technology and experience in agriculture to boost Uganda’s agricultural sector. Indian Minister...
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1.1KOne dead as building collapses at Nytil Factory in Buikwe
BUIKWE, UGANDA: A 25-year old casual worker has died after an old building collapsed on him at Nytil factory in Njeru Municipality...
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2.5KParliament summons energy drink manufacturers over false claims
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Tourism has summoned a list of ten (10) energy drink manufacturers over false claims...
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970Hundreds of Refugees flee to Uganda as fighting ensues in eastern DR Congo
In April 2012, more than 3, 00 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo camped at Nyakabande Refugee transit Camp in Kisoro...
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1.3KNUP’s Moses Bigirwa arrested over Extortion of Ugx 100m from Deputy Speaker Among
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police on Friday arrested the National Unity Platform coordinator for the Eastern Region, Moses Bigirwa on alleged charges of extorting...
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1.8KFive NUP members charged with plotting to overthrow Government
KASESE, UGANDA: Police in Kasese has imposed on the five arrested members of National Unity Platform-NUP with charges of plotting to overthrow...
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981Pfizer says Covid pill 89% effective against severe disease
Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's...
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1.3KUgandan Diplomat Simon Mulongo speaks out on Somalia expulsion
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: Expelled Ugandan diplomat Ambassador Simon Mulongo has finally spoken out on his untimely expulsion from Somalia over what the country...
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1.4KMPs reject UGX108Bn additional funding to Atiak sugar factory
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Budget Committee has rejected a consideration of a supplementary budget request worth 108 billion shillings as additional funding to...
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1.7KJUST IN: Suspected Terrorist Shot Dead in Naguru
According to Enanga, the suspect identified as Adam Matovu alias Manihajji, 36, was a resident of Ttula zone, Kawempe 1 ward, Kawempe...
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1.3KNabbanja, Onek agree to work together after Alupo Intervention
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Prime Minister Rt. Hon Robinah Nabbanja and Eng. Hilary Onek, the minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees have finally...
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1.4KGender committee approves NSSF midterm access
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Gender, Labour and Social Development Committee of Parliament has approved the 20 percent midterm access for National Social Security...